É. V. LUGANOVSKY

[14 February 1918]
Kharkov
To the People's Secretary Luganovsky
I have issued an order to present me with a copy of the mandate given to Kudinsky by Podvoysky. It is doubtful that this mandate could have extended to Ukraine, where all commissars coming from here are obliged to submit to the Ukrainian People's Secretariat and, consequently, to you.
I ask you to forward a copy of this telegram or the original to Kudinsky and ask him to speak with me by direct line. I hope there is a misunderstanding here.
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars Lenin